37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.704 - Prohibitions

Restraints that employ a technique listed in this section are prohibited:

(1) restraints used for punishment, discipline, retaliation, harassment, compliance, or intimidation;

(2) restraints that deprive the juvenile of basic human necessities, including restroom opportunities, water, food, and clothing;

(3) restraints that are intended to inflict pain;

(4) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with sustained or excessive pressure on the back or chest cavity;

(5) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with pressure on the neck or head;

(6) restraints that obstruct the airway or impair the breathing of the juvenile, including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the juvenile's mouth or nose or around the juvenile's neck;

(7) restraints that interfere with the juvenile's ability to communicate;

(8) restraints that obstruct the view of the juvenile's face;

(9) any technique that does not require the monitoring of the juvenile's respiration and other signs of physical distress during the restraint; and

(10) percussive or electrical shocking devices.

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.704

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, July 22, 2016, TexReg 5442, eff. 1/1/2017